The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 Mar 29. The geographic coordinates (WGS 84) of the northern and southern limits and the central line are listed at 120-second intervals. This provides adequate detail for making plots of the path on larger scale maps. Local circumstances on the central line include the ratio of the apparent diameters of the Moon to the Sun, the Sun's altitude and azimuth (degrees), the path width (kilometers) and the duration on the central line (minutes and seconds).
The global visibility of the eclipse is shown on an Orthographic Map . The features of this map are described in the Key to Solar Eclipse Path Tables. The path of the eclipse is displayed in greater detail on an Google Map .
M:S Central
Universal Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line Diam. Sun Sun Path Line
------------------ ------------------ ------------------ Ratio Alt Azm Width Durat.
Time Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude
° ´ ° ´ ° ´ ° ´ ° ´ ° ´ ° ° km
Limits 05 43.7S 037 24.8W 06 52.5S 037 08.1W 06 18.2S 037 16.3W 1.035 0 - 129 01m53.5s
08:36 05 31.8S 034 51.0W 06 10.2S 029 33.5W 05 48.6S 031 39.9W 1.037 6 86 136 02m04.0s
08:38 04 28.7S 027 02.9W 05 18.9S 024 24.9W 04 53.4S 025 40.7W 1.039 12 85 146 02m16.7s
08:40 03 40.7S 023 13.1W 04 33.7S 021 03.4W 04 06.9S 022 06.7W 1.040 16 85 151 02m25.0s
08:42 02 56.5S 020 22.2W 03 51.2S 018 25.8W 03 23.6S 019 23.0W 1.041 20 85 156 02m31.9s
08:44 02 14.4S 018 02.5W 03 10.2S 016 13.8W 02 42.1S 017 07.4W 1.042 22 85 160 02m37.9s
08:46 01 33.6S 016 02.7W 02 30.2S 014 19.2W 02 01.8S 015 10.3W 1.043 25 85 163 02m43.3s
08:48 00 53.8S 014 17.1W 01 51.1S 012 37.3W 01 22.3S 013 26.7W 1.043 27 85 166 02m48.2s
08:50 00 14.8S 012 42.4W 01 12.6S 011 05.3W 00 43.6S 011 53.3W 1.044 29 86 169 02m52.8s
08:52 00 23.6N 011 16.1W 00 34.6S 009 41.1W 00 05.4S 010 28.2W 1.044 31 86 171 02m57.1s
08:54 01 01.5N 009 56.7W 00 02.9N 008 23.4W 00 32.3N 009 09.6W 1.045 33 86 173 03m01.2s
08:56 01 39.0N 008 43.0W 00 40.1N 007 11.1W 01 09.7N 007 56.7W 1.045 35 87 175 03m05.0s
08:58 02 16.2N 007 34.3W 01 16.9N 006 03.4W 01 46.7N 006 48.5W 1.046 37 87 177 03m08.6s
09:00 02 53.0N 006 29.7W 01 53.5N 004 59.8W 02 23.4N 005 44.5W 1.046 38 88 179 03m12.1s
09:02 03 29.6N 005 28.8W 02 29.8N 003 59.6W 02 59.8N 004 43.9W 1.047 40 88 180 03m15.4s
09:04 04 05.9N 004 31.1W 03 05.9N 003 02.5W 03 36.0N 003 46.6W 1.047 41 89 182 03m18.6s
09:06 04 42.0N 003 36.2W 03 41.9N 002 08.2W 04 12.0N 002 52.0W 1.047 43 89 183 03m21.6s
09:08 05 17.9N 002 43.8W 04 17.6N 001 16.3W 04 47.8N 001 59.8W 1.048 44 90 184 03m24.5s
09:10 05 53.7N 001 53.7W 04 53.2N 000 26.6W 05 23.5N 001 09.9W 1.048 45 91 185 03m27.3s
09:12 06 29.3N 001 05.6W 05 28.6N 000 21.1E 05 59.0N 000 22.0W 1.048 47 91 185 03m29.9s
09:14 07 04.7N 000 19.3W 06 03.9N 001 07.0E 06 34.4N 000 24.0E 1.048 48 92 186 03m32.5s
09:16 07 40.1N 000 25.3E 06 39.1N 001 51.3E 07 09.7N 001 08.5E 1.049 49 93 187 03m34.9s
09:18 08 15.3N 001 08.4E 07 14.2N 002 34.1E 07 44.8N 001 51.5E 1.049 50 94 187 03m37.3s
09:20 08 50.4N 001 50.2E 07 49.2N 003 15.6E 08 19.9N 002 33.1E 1.049 51 95 188 03m39.5s
09:22 09 25.5N 002 30.6E 08 24.1N 003 55.9E 08 54.8N 003 13.4E 1.049 52 96 188 03m41.6s
09:24 10 00.5N 003 10.0E 08 58.9N 004 35.0E 09 29.7N 003 52.7E 1.049 53 97 188 03m43.6s
09:26 10 35.4N 003 48.3E 09 33.7N 005 13.1E 10 04.6N 004 30.9E 1.050 54 98 189 03m45.6s
09:28 11 10.2N 004 25.7E 10 08.4N 005 50.3E 10 39.3N 005 08.1E 1.050 55 100 189 03m47.4s
09:30 11 45.0N 005 02.2E 10 43.0N 006 26.6E 11 14.0N 005 44.6E 1.050 56 101 189 03m49.2s
09:32 12 19.8N 005 38.0E 11 17.6N 007 02.1E 11 48.7N 006 20.2E 1.050 57 102 189 03m50.9s
09:34 12 54.5N 006 13.0E 11 52.2N 007 37.0E 12 23.3N 006 55.1E 1.050 58 104 189 03m52.4s
09:36 13 29.2N 006 47.4E 12 26.7N 008 11.2E 12 57.9N 007 29.4E 1.050 59 105 189 03m53.9s
09:38 14 03.8N 007 21.2E 13 01.2N 008 44.8E 13 32.5N 008 03.1E 1.051 60 107 189 03m55.3s
09:40 14 38.5N 007 54.4E 13 35.6N 009 17.9E 14 07.1N 008 36.3E 1.051 61 109 189 03m56.7s
09:42 15 13.1N 008 27.3E 14 10.1N 009 50.5E 14 41.6N 009 09.0E 1.051 61 111 189 03m57.9s
09:44 15 47.7N 008 59.7E 14 44.5N 010 22.7E 15 16.1N 009 41.3E 1.051 62 113 188 03m59.1s
09:46 16 22.4N 009 31.7E 15 18.9N 010 54.6E 15 50.6N 010 13.3E 1.051 63 115 188 04m00.1s
09:48 16 57.0N 010 03.4E 15 53.4N 011 26.1E 16 25.2N 010 44.9E 1.051 64 117 188 04m01.1s
09:50 17 31.6N 010 34.9E 16 27.8N 011 57.4E 16 59.7N 011 16.3E 1.051 64 119 188 04m02.0s
09:52 18 06.3N 011 06.2E 17 02.2N 012 28.4E 17 34.2N 011 47.4E 1.051 65 122 187 04m02.9s
09:54 18 41.0N 011 37.2E 17 36.6N 012 59.3E 18 08.8N 012 18.4E 1.051 65 124 187 04m03.6s
09:56 19 15.7N 012 08.2E 18 11.1N 013 30.0E 18 43.4N 012 49.2E 1.051 66 127 187 04m04.3s
09:58 19 50.4N 012 39.1E 18 45.6N 014 00.6E 19 18.0N 013 20.0E 1.051 66 129 186 04m04.9s
10:00 20 25.2N 013 09.9E 19 20.0N 014 31.2E 19 52.6N 013 50.6E 1.051 66 132 186 04m05.4s
10:02 21 00.0N 013 40.7E 19 54.6N 015 01.7E 20 27.3N 014 21.3E 1.051 67 135 186 04m05.8s
10:04 21 34.9N 014 11.6E 20 29.1N 015 32.3E 21 02.0N 014 52.1E 1.052 67 138 185 04m06.1s
10:06 22 09.8N 014 42.5E 21 03.7N 016 03.0E 21 36.7N 015 22.8E 1.052 67 141 185 04m06.4s
10:08 22 44.8N 015 13.6E 21 38.3N 016 33.7E 22 11.5N 015 53.8E 1.052 67 144 184 04m06.6s
10:10 23 19.8N 015 44.8E 22 13.0N 017 04.6E 22 46.4N 016 24.8E 1.052 67 147 184 04m06.7s
10:12 23 54.9N 016 16.3E 22 47.7N 017 35.7E 23 21.3N 016 56.1E 1.052 67 150 183 04m06.7s
10:14 24 30.1N 016 47.9E 23 22.5N 018 07.0E 23 56.2N 017 27.6E 1.052 67 153 183 04m06.7s
10:16 25 05.3N 017 19.9E 23 57.3N 018 38.6E 24 31.2N 017 59.4E 1.051 67 156 182 04m06.5s
10:18 25 40.6N 017 52.3E 24 32.2N 019 10.6E 25 06.3N 018 31.5E 1.051 67 159 182 04m06.3s
10:20 26 16.0N 018 25.0E 25 07.2N 019 42.8E 25 41.5N 019 04.0E 1.051 67 162 181 04m06.0s
10:22 26 51.4N 018 58.1E 25 42.2N 020 15.5E 26 16.8N 019 36.9E 1.051 66 165 181 04m05.6s
10:24 27 27.0N 019 31.8E 26 17.3N 020 48.7E 26 52.1N 020 10.3E 1.051 66 168 180 04m05.2s
10:26 28 02.6N 020 06.0E 26 52.5N 021 22.3E 27 27.5N 020 44.2E 1.051 66 170 180 04m04.6s
10:28 28 38.4N 020 40.7E 27 27.8N 021 56.5E 28 03.0N 021 18.7E 1.051 65 173 179 04m04.0s
10:30 29 14.2N 021 16.1E 28 03.1N 022 31.3E 28 38.6N 021 53.8E 1.051 65 176 179 04m03.3s
10:32 29 50.2N 021 52.3E 28 38.6N 023 06.8E 29 14.3N 022 29.6E 1.051 64 178 178 04m02.5s
10:34 30 26.3N 022 29.2E 29 14.1N 023 43.0E 29 50.1N 023 06.2E 1.051 64 181 178 04m01.7s
10:36 31 02.4N 023 06.9E 29 49.8N 024 20.0E 30 26.0N 023 43.5E 1.051 63 183 177 04m00.7s
10:38 31 38.7N 023 45.5E 30 25.5N 024 57.8E 31 02.0N 024 21.7E 1.051 62 186 176 03m59.6s
10:40 32 15.2N 024 25.1E 31 01.4N 025 36.6E 31 38.1N 025 00.9E 1.051 62 188 176 03m58.5s
10:42 32 51.7N 025 05.8E 31 37.3N 026 16.4E 32 14.4N 025 41.1E 1.050 61 190 175 03m57.3s
10:44 33 28.4N 025 47.6E 32 13.4N 026 57.2E 32 50.7N 026 22.4E 1.050 60 192 175 03m56.0s
10:46 34 05.2N 026 30.6E 32 49.6N 027 39.2E 33 27.2N 027 04.9E 1.050 59 194 174 03m54.6s
10:48 34 42.1N 027 14.9E 33 25.9N 028 22.4E 34 03.9N 027 48.7E 1.050 58 197 173 03m53.1s
10:50 35 19.2N 028 00.7E 34 02.3N 029 07.0E 34 40.6N 028 33.9E 1.050 57 199 173 03m51.5s
10:52 35 56.5N 028 48.1E 34 38.9N 029 53.0E 35 17.5N 029 20.5E 1.050 56 200 172 03m49.8s
10:54 36 33.8N 029 37.1E 35 15.6N 030 40.6E 35 54.6N 030 08.8E 1.050 56 202 171 03m48.1s
10:56 37 11.4N 030 27.9E 35 52.4N 031 29.9E 36 31.7N 030 58.9E 1.049 55 204 170 03m46.2s
10:58 37 49.0N 031 20.6E 36 29.4N 032 21.0E 37 09.1N 031 50.8E 1.049 54 206 170 03m44.3s
11:00 38 26.9N 032 15.5E 37 06.5N 033 14.1E 37 46.5N 032 44.7E 1.049 52 208 169 03m42.2s
11:02 39 04.8N 033 12.6E 37 43.8N 034 09.3E 38 24.1N 033 40.9E 1.049 51 210 168 03m40.0s
11:04 39 43.0N 034 12.3E 38 21.2N 035 06.9E 39 01.9N 034 39.5E 1.048 50 211 167 03m37.8s
11:06 40 21.3N 035 14.6E 38 58.7N 036 07.0E 39 39.8N 035 40.7E 1.048 49 213 166 03m35.4s
11:08 40 59.7N 036 20.0E 39 36.4N 037 09.9E 40 17.9N 036 44.8E 1.048 48 215 166 03m32.9s
11:10 41 38.3N 037 28.5E 40 14.3N 038 15.7E 40 56.1N 037 52.0E 1.048 47 217 165 03m30.3s
11:12 42 17.0N 038 40.7E 40 52.3N 039 24.9E 41 34.4N 039 02.6E 1.047 45 218 164 03m27.6s
11:14 42 55.9N 039 56.7E 41 30.4N 040 37.7E 42 12.9N 040 16.9E 1.047 44 220 163 03m24.7s
11:16 43 34.9N 041 17.1E 42 08.6N 041 54.5E 42 51.5N 041 35.5E 1.047 43 222 162 03m21.8s
11:18 44 13.9N 042 42.3E 42 47.0N 043 15.8E 43 30.2N 042 58.7E 1.046 41 224 161 03m18.7s
11:20 44 53.1N 044 12.9E 43 25.4N 044 42.0E 44 09.0N 044 27.0E 1.046 40 225 160 03m15.4s
11:22 45 32.4N 045 49.6E 44 04.0N 046 13.8E 44 47.9N 046 01.2E 1.046 38 227 159 03m12.0s
11:24 46 11.6N 047 33.1E 44 42.6N 047 51.8E 45 26.9N 047 41.9E 1.045 37 229 157 03m08.5s
11:26 46 50.9N 049 24.5E 45 21.2N 049 36.9E 46 05.8N 049 30.0E 1.045 35 231 156 03m04.8s
11:28 47 30.1N 051 24.9E 45 59.8N 051 30.3E 46 44.7N 051 26.8E 1.044 33 233 155 03m00.8s
11:30 48 09.1N 053 35.8E 46 38.4N 053 33.2E 47 23.5N 053 33.6E 1.044 32 236 153 02m56.7s
11:32 48 47.9N 055 59.4E 47 16.8N 055 47.3E 48 02.1N 055 52.2E 1.043 30 238 152 02m52.3s
11:34 49 26.3N 058 38.1E 47 54.9N 058 14.9E 48 40.4N 058 25.2E 1.043 28 241 150 02m47.6s
11:36 50 04.0N 061 35.8E 48 32.6N 060 59.2E 49 18.1N 061 15.9E 1.042 25 243 148 02m42.6s
11:38 50 40.7N 064 58.0E 49 09.7N 064 04.6E 49 55.0N 064 29.2E 1.041 23 246 146 02m37.2s
11:40 51 15.9N 068 53.5E 49 45.6N 067 38.1E 50 30.6N 068 13.2E 1.040 20 250 144 02m31.2s
11:42 51 48.4N 073 38.8E 50 19.8N 071 51.8E 51 04.1N 072 41.7E 1.040 17 254 141 02m24.4s
11:44 52 15.9N 079 51.8E 50 50.8N 077 10.8E 51 33.5N 078 25.1E 1.038 13 259 138 02m16.2s
11:46 52 27.5N 090 18.0E 51 14.1N 084 50.2E 51 52.4N 087 09.6E 1.036 7 266 133 02m04.8s
Limits 52 07.3N 098 59.3E 51 00.3N 098 36.4E 51 33.8N 098 47.7E 1.034 0 - 126 01m51.2s
Instant of Greatest Eclipse: Time = 10:11:17.6 UT Lat = 23°08.9'N Long = 016°45.0'E (GE) Sun Altitude = 67.3° Path Width = 183.5 km Sun Azimuth = 148.6° Central Duration = 04m06.7s Instant of Greatest Duration: Time = 10:11:40 UT Lat = 23°16'N Long = 016°51'E (GD) Sun Altitude = 67.3° Path Width = 183.4 km Sun Azimuth = 149.2° Central Duration = 04m06.7s
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 Mar 29 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-85 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 64.9 seconds.
The eclipse predictions presented here DO NOT include the effects of mountains and valleys along the edge of the Moon. Such corrections for the lunar limb profile may shift the limits of the eclipse path north or south by ~1-3 kilometers, and change the eclipse duration by ~1-3 seconds. More detailed predictions including the effects of the lunar limb profile are normally posted 12-18 months before each eclipse,
All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC"
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